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Quartet Advise as Volkswagen Group Agrees £193M 'Dieselgate' UK Settlement

A settlement has been agreed between 91,000 claimants and carmaker Volkswagen after a five-year fight.
3 minute read

International Edition

Rise in Number of Class Actions Facing FTSE 100 Companies

Research by Thomson Reuters shows that the number of class actions brought in the English courts are likely to increase further due to recent changes in legislation.
2 minute read

The American Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Is Willing to Take on Fee Risk. But Hourly Billing Still Dominates

Managing partner John Quinn discusses with Burford Capital CEO Chris Bogart how the firm approaches innovation.
4 minute read

Law.com

Skilled in the Art With Scott Graham: Judge Connolly Is Taking Names on Litigation Funding + It's Not Just About Patents for O'Malley at Irell + USFL Mascots Help Block an Injunction

Delaware's chief district judge has created a 'sit-up-and-take-notice moment for patent litigants.'
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Litigation Funder Validity Lands in DC With Storied Lawyer Bert Rein's Blessing

"D.C. is an important legal market in general, both for litigation but also as a hub for international arbitration on trade and cross-border disputes," said Validity senior investment officer David Kerstein.
5 minute read

The Recorder

'Things Have Changed.' Bankruptcy Judge Approves Girardi Keese Trustee's Lender Probe.

U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Barry Russell, who previously rejected a similar request back in November, shut down the objections of litigation funders Stillwell Madison, California Attorney Lending II and Virage SPV 1 LLC, all of whom are potential targets of the trustee's investigation.
4 minute read

Law.com

Girardi Litigation Funder Calls Edelson's Latest Accusations 'Truly Offensive'

A lawyer for California Attorney Lending II, a Buffalo, New York-based litigation lender named by Edelson in a draft complaint that says Girardi Keese was a "criminal enterprise," called the new accusations "truly offensive" and a "smear campaign."
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Is 2022 the Year of Litigation Finance?

"As we think about the natural evolution of litigation finance, it would seem like a logical move for the largest and most powerful litigation finance firms to own their own law firms," says Aron Solomon, chief legal analyst for Esquire Digital and the editor of Today's Esquire.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Burford Posts First Ever Net Loss in 2021, Owing to COVID Litigation Slowdown

Leadership touted $1.1 billion in commitments to new matters, up from $758 million in 2020.
3 minute read

Law.com

Big Law Is Now Big Into Lit Funding: The Morning Minute

The news and analysis you need to start your day.
6 minute read

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